{"id":1094,"date":"2016-10-19T22:21:10","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T21:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/?p=1094"},"modified":"2025-05-15T17:49:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T16:49:42","slug":"schubert-in-vienna","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schubert-in-vienna\/","title":{"rendered":"Schubert in Vienna"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schubertviennathumb.jpg\" alt=\"Schubert bust\" class=\"wp-image-4262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schubertviennathumb.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/schubertviennathumb-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>While the likes of Beethoven and Mozart were adopted sons of Vienna, Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was the city&#8217;s true biological offspring. Born here. Died here. And &#8211; for most of his short life &#8211; lived and worked here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Book a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiqets.com\/en\/concerts-opera-vienna-tickets-l206741\/?partner=visitingvienna&amp;tq_campaign=LG_Schubert\" rel=\"sponsored\">concert experience<\/a>* for Vienna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>See also:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/famous-people\/\">Famous composers in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/classical-concert\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"5359\">Classical concerts in Vienna<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the major (and minor) Schubert landmarks in Vienna using the map, notes, photos, and links below&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert: his life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We begin, inevitably, at the beginning&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert&#8217;s birthplace<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertbirth.jpg\" alt=\"Schubert's birthplace\" class=\"wp-image-44901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertbirth.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertbirth-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Still the original house. Once in green suburbs, now deep in urban Vienna)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert was born on Jan 31st, 1797 in the house at Nu\u00dfdorfer Stra\u00dfe 54 in today&#8217;s Alsergrund district. He spent the early part of his childhood in what is now the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schuberts-birthplace\/\">Schubert Geburtshaus<\/a> museum. It contains, for example, a pair of his famous spectacles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A short walk takes you to two nearby sites featuring commemorative plaques&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lichtentaler Pfarrkirche<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/schubertkirche.jpg\" alt=\"The Schubertkirche\" class=\"wp-image-48111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/schubertkirche.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/schubertkirche-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The &#8220;Schubert church&#8221;)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The family baptised Schubert in this parish church, also known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/schubertkirche\/\">Schubertkirche<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our bespectacled composer went on to sing in the choir, play the organ (which you can still see) and compose several works for the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert wrote, for example, his Mass No. 1 in F major in celebration of the church&#8217;s centenary and conducted the first performance there on September 25, 1814.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 1928 plaque commemorates the Schubert connection to the church (my rough translation):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Franz Schubert was baptised in this church in 1797 and was active here as both a performer and creative artist<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">S\u00e4ulengasse 3<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertgarage.jpg\" alt=\"S\u00e4ulengasse 3\" class=\"wp-image-49253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertgarage.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertgarage-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Now a suitably-named garage)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert lived over half his life in this residence, which also doubled as the parish church&#8217;s schoolhouse run by his father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, Schubert apparently composed his 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th symphonies. Remarkably, the only things tuned there now are cars: despite the historical look, an auto repair shop occupies the premises inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plaque says (my rough translation):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Franz Schubert lived in this house from 1801 for a long series of years. Here he worked as his father&#8217;s assistant teacher and created numerous immortal works, including the Erlk\u00f6nig<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schools<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertschool.jpg\" alt=\"The Akademische Gymnasium\" class=\"wp-image-49256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertschool.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertschool-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The grammar school he attended)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert attend the <em>Akademische Gymnasium and Konviktschule<\/em> grammar school on Dr.-Ignaz-Seipel-Platz. He was also a choir boy here, apparently taking lessons from none other than Antonio Salieri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beautiful old square also features the Jesuitenkirche (Jesuit church) and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. Walk the narrow lanes for a flavor of Vienna&#8217;s elegant past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(No wonder they used the square in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/songsfilms\/vienna-blood-season-3\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"54655\">Season 3<\/a> of the Vienna Blood period detective series.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert did his teacher training at the <em>St. Anna school<\/em> (Annagasse 3-3a). The same building is where Austria&#8217;s most famous footballer &#8211; Matthias Sindelar &#8211; died in 1939, officially from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning but possibly at the hands of the Nazis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do drop into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/annakirche\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"27656\">church at Annagasse 3b<\/a>, if there, for a spot of astonishing baroque brilliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haunts<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertspiegelgasse.jpg\" alt=\"Spiegelgasse 9\" class=\"wp-image-49257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertspiegelgasse.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertspiegelgasse-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Schubert began his unfinished symphony in this house)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lacking funds, Schubert spent a large amount of time living in the apartments of friends like Franz von Schober (for example at Tuchlauben 14 and 20). Other addresses are marked on the map below, but among the more notable are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spiegelgasse 9: von Schober&#8217;s home and creative birthplace of Schubert&#8217;s unfinished symphony<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertdreihacken.jpg\" alt=\"Zu den drei Hacken\" class=\"wp-image-49258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertdreihacken.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertdreihacken-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Gasthof Zu den drei Hacken)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singerstra\u00dfe 28: the restaurant at this address (&#8220;Zu den drei Hacken&#8221;) is a location Schubert used to eat, drink and (presumably) compose in. Though it changed hands and purposes many times in the intervening years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Singerstra\u00dfe has another historical musical connection. Walk up toward the centre to find the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/entertainment\/deutschordenshaus\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"6317\">Deutschordenshaus<\/a>, where Mozart and Brahms both stayed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert&#8217;s place of death<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertdeath.jpg\" alt=\"Schubert Sterbewohnung\" class=\"wp-image-45203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertdeath.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertdeath-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Another original location cared for by the Wien Museum)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert died on November 19, 1828 at Kettenbr\u00fcckengasse 6 (his brother Ferdinand&#8217;s apartment). Like his birthplace, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schuberts-sterbewohnung\/\">Schubert Sterbewohnung<\/a> is also a small museum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Funeral church<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/schubertchurchjosef.jpg\" alt=\"St. Josef zu Margareten church\" class=\"wp-image-57426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/schubertchurchjosef.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/schubertchurchjosef-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The commemorative plaque is to the right of the main entrance)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The funeral service took place a few streets away at the St. Josef zu Margareten church at Sch\u00f6nbrunnerstra\u00dfe 52, where you&#8217;ll find both a commemorative plaque and another church organ that Schubert used to play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plaque says (my rough translation):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Franz Schubert.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His body was blessed in this church on November 21st, 1828.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wiener Schubertbund in the year 1928.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><em>Ad:<\/em><br><\/div><div data-tiqets-widget=\"discovery\" data-cards-layout=\"horizontal\" data-slug-ids=\"exp206741,exp238032\" data-partner=\"visitingvienna\" data-tq-campaign=\"DA_ConcTour\"><\/div><script defer src=\"https:\/\/widgets.tiqets.com\/loader.js\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">W\u00e4hringer Schubertpark<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>They then buried Schubert close to Beethoven in the W\u00e4hringer Ortsfriedhof (now a public park popular with dog owners and located at Teschnergasse \/ Schulgasse). However&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert&#8217;s grave<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertgrave2.jpg\" alt=\"Schubert's grave\" class=\"wp-image-49255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertgrave2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/schubertgrave2-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Schubert&#8217;s grave in the main cemetery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some years after Schubert&#8217;s death, the grave moved to the main <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/zentralfriedhof\/\">Zentralfriedhof cemetery<\/a> (as did Beethoven&#8217;s). They both joined other famous composers in what you might call a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/zentralfriedhoffamousgraves\/\">celebrity section<\/a>: this is where you find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/schuberts-grave\/\">Schubert&#8217;s grave<\/a> today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The original grave site in the Schubertpark still features the headstone monument erected by friends and family using funds raised by concert performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert: his music<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to some of the locations mentioned earlier&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Alserkirche<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alserkirche1.jpg\" alt=\"The Alserkirche\" class=\"wp-image-49187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alserkirche1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/alserkirche1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Another one of Vienna&#8217;s many churches with famous musical connections)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert wrote music for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/alserkirche-beethoven\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28102\">Alserkirche<\/a> church, and his Mass No.6 premiered here. A plaque outside marks the connection (my rough translation):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>In September 1828, just a few weeks before his death, Franz Schubert wrote the hymn Glaube Hoffnung &amp; Liebe for the inauguration of this church&#8217;s bells<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The Alserkirche also hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/alserkirche-beethoven\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"28102\">Beethoven&#8217;s funeral service<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Augarten Park<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/augartensaalplaque.jpg\" alt=\"Augarten Saalgeb\u00e4ude plaque\" class=\"wp-image-43525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/augartensaalplaque.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/augartensaalplaque-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(A plaque highlights appearances by Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven in the Augartensaal)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schubert appeared with his piece <em>The Nightingale<\/em> on May 1, 1824 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/augarten-saal-concert-venue\/\">Augartensaal<\/a>. A plaque outside the building mentions the event. Mozart and Beethoven also played at the same venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The location now houses a restaurant and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/augarten-porcelain-museum\/\">Augarten Porcelain Museum<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Palais Nieder\u00f6sterreich<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourniederoesterreich.jpg\" alt=\"Palais Nieder\u00f6sterreich\" class=\"wp-image-50635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourniederoesterreich.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/walkingtourniederoesterreich-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The former seat of the government of Lower Austria)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/footsteps\/palais-niederosterreich-2\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"14694\">lovely town house<\/a> dates back to Renaissance times, and Schubert premiered at least one of his works there (possibly <em>Geist der Liebe<\/em> in 1822).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apparently, the location also witnessed performances by Beethoven and Liszt. Vienna in a nutshell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert: memorials &amp; more<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert statue<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertstatue1.jpg\" alt=\"Schubert monument\" class=\"wp-image-45568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertstatue1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/schubertstatue1-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(Captured in the act of creation)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The central <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/stadtpark\/\">Stadtpark park<\/a> has a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/schubert-statue\/\">Schubert statue<\/a>, erected in 1872.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I like Schubert&#8217;s look: poised to put another inspirational note down on paper. The monument lacks the size and golden colour of the nearby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/strauss-monument\/\">Strauss memorial<\/a>, which is why you won&#8217;t usually have to wait to take a photo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lime tree and memorial stone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Bruno-Kreisky Park (where the Margareteng\u00fcrtel meets the Sch\u00f6nbrunner Stra\u00dfe) features a lime tree and memorial stone planted to mark the 100th anniversary of the composer&#8217;s death. What can I say about it? It&#8217;s a lime tree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert fountain<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/schubertfountain.jpg\" alt=\"The Schubert fountain\" class=\"wp-image-51299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/schubertfountain.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/schubertfountain-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(OK, not Vienna&#8217;s most impressive fountain)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Schubertbrunnen (at the junction of Alserbachstra\u00dfe and Liechtensteinstra\u00dfe) appeared in 1928. It rained when I visited. Fountains don&#8217;t look good in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haus der Musik<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Vienna&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/haus-musik\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"16237\">museum of sound<\/a> has a room dedicated to Schubert on its composer floor. Among the goodies within: another pair of his spectacles and a copy of the school register from 1809 featuring Schubert&#8217;s name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Neue Burg<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/neueburg.jpg\" alt=\"The Neue Burg\" class=\"wp-image-41728\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/neueburg.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/neueburg-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">(The Neue Burg: home to institutions, museums, and various instruments owned or played on by famous composers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally for now: the historical <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/sights\/museums\/khm\/historical-instruments\/\">instrument collection<\/a> housed in the Neue Burg wing of the Hofburg Palace has a square piano that Schubert used and a portrait by Josef Abel from the early 1800s that most likely portrays the composer as a young man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy your trip around Schubert&#8217;s Vienna and remember:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Anyone who loves music can never be quite unhappy<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Schubert map<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1R9uU3lwawlnzkfdkQ56UCrHz5y4\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the likes of Beethoven and Mozart were adopted sons of Vienna, Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was the city&#8217;s true biological offspring. Born here. Died here. And &#8211; for most of his short life &#8211; lived and worked here. Explore the major (and minor) Schubert landmarks in Vienna using the map, notes, photos, and links below&#8230; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4262,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1094","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-footsteps","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1094"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83406,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1094\/revisions\/83406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.visitingvienna.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}